US blames brutal attack on Afghan maternity hospital on IS

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A U.S. official said Friday the Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan carried out this week’s horrific attack on a maternity hospital in a majority Shiite Muslim neighborhood in Kabul, killing 24 people including newborn babies and mothers. Peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said the U.S. government believes the Islamic State affiliate carried […]